Cheapest Router

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

i'm tired of cutting holes with the jig. can anyone find me a low cost router that'll make could circles in 3/4 inch mdf?

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[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

$59.99 was the cheapest i could find, i wanna pay about half that.

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

Second hand //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif $25CDN //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

dammit people, buy good tools //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I'd go either Ryobi or Makita. and stay away from Dewalt like it's the black death.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

my $25 black and decker jig kicks ass.

 

[Diplexers 10+ year member]

nothin like a "Porter cable" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[OdieTRP 10+ year member]

stay away from Dewalt like it's the black death.

This has me curious; what's wrong with DeWalt?

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

For doing circles and stuff you want a plunge router. There are a few cheapies on ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20781&item=4351508334&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20781&item=4352860832&rd=1

Prolly the "Pyramid" equivalent in routers...

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

dammit people, buy good tools //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
I'd go either Ryobi or Makita. and stay away from Dewalt like it's the black death.

My dewalt jigsaw kicks ass. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[ieatdrt 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20781&item=4352406674&rd=1

I've bought stuff from these guys and it's not as bad as it seems, some of the stuff really surprised me. If you're building boxes daily go to Lowes if you only use a router once in a while this will do fine. If it's sold then click on the store link and there will be more.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Dewalt has some problems (or at least, they have in the past) with safety issues on some of their saws. Stuck switches, that sort of thing. I don't know, maybe now they've fixed it. Then again, too late for the people who don't have an arm now because of their radial arm saws //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I don't like Black and Decker mainly because I've destroyed most of the tools I've used from them (although I'd recommend their power screwdriver thingy that works off a rechargeable battery, somehow that's lasted).

I'd go Ryobi, Makita, Porter Cable, or Milwaukee every time...

 

[avs20 10+ year member]

My craftsman professional router is awesome. Crafstman rarely lets me down(if they do, I buy snap on) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

snap on tools = teh shiznit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif next socket set i need, definitely going that way.